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Sweetwater, TX vs Apple Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Apple Valley spends 7.9% less per student than Sweetwater.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.9% lower in Apple Valley than in Sweetwater. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Apple Valley had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sweetwater
 Sweetwater, TXApple Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio40.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 7 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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